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The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.

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Causes:
  • Who would own what part of Africa
  • Everyone trying to get resources from Africa
  • Eurpeons owning almost all of Africa
  • Countries wanting to expand to have more wealth and power
  • Countries wanting gold
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Access to natural resources


Through Europeon eyes:
  • Gained a lot of power
  • Nation-states unified
  • Enriched European economy and military
  • Agressive expansion now called "new imperialsim"
  • Controled and influenced much of the world
  • Thought they were better then everyone


Through African eyes:
  • Robbed of their way of life
  • Looked at as slaves
  • Their continent was being taking over by many Europeon powers
  • Their continent was being torn appart by Europeons
  • They were treated as they were not as "important" as Eurpeons


How Europe forced their rule on other coutries:
  • They were stronger than Africa
  • They were more advanced in many fields such as war and medicnes
  • They had a very steady economy and government
  • Africa was weak and couldnt fight back against the Europeon people


Consequences of Imperialsim:
  • There are good and bad effects
  • African cuntries are now destroyed in result of Imperialsim
  • Europe is now strong politcally from the success in their Imperialism
  • Africa is now cut up into random countries and some cultures are split up do to this
  • The whole world is effected
  • The whole world's economy and cultures are changed due to Imperialism
  • England doesn't need any help from any other coutries now













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